The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-06-02
TO TENNESSEE AF0OT.
A Pedestrian TOUR THROUGH
NORTH-WESTERN CAROLINA.
Entertaining Description of a Portion
four State About Which Little Has
Heretofore Been Written
IL Nealt ialaI
BY PROF. L. B. wURREsCHKE.


BY PROF L. B. wURREsCHKE.
- PAPER NO. VII.
When, after long and weary re-
turn march we arrived again by sup
per time at Mr.. Hamilton's, we felt
that we had accomplished on this af-
ternoon trip equal to a walk OF IL
miles In all During the late evening
hours spent on the porch of the house
with Mr.. II. and the Professor, we
staid mostly in the Old Country, q
mean IL Germany, at least in spirit
and by reciting old reminisce noes.
A splerdid nights rest, undisturbed
by the thunder and lightning which
prevailed outside during great part
of the night, strengthened us for the
exertions of the next day. This proved
a rather hard day indeed. We walked
in a northerly direction, somewhat to
the west, first along the whole length
of Buffalo Breek. Having come to
its end we had to cross the north
branch of the New River, also con-
siderable stream, toiled after that up
steep mountain roads, crossing large
spur of the Allegheny mountains, and
descending on the other side we at
last reached the Horse Greek, along
which we knew we would have to
ascend to reach our destination for
the day But here, whilst we were in
low hollow situation, almost sur
rounded by mountains, heavy rain
overlook US We found refuge for
over half hour in an empty stable !;
then we had to press on, for it
was getting already late, and on we
trudged, though it was still raining
slightly We had now travelled in all
to-day at least IS miles or more, when,
by lucky chance, such as occur more
often than one would think, we found
that a certain man whom we met On
on the road, and whom we asked for
directions: was Squire Jim Grier HIM
self, for whose house we were steering.
We were yet three full miles distant
from his house, which lies high up the
mountains on the eastern corner Of the
great Pond Mountain. We walked
with Squire Grier these last three
long miles, mostly in cold, drilling
rain, and found him indeed everything
that could be kind and sterling good.
1t was about dark when we entered
his house. Scarcely had we done so
when the rain at once began pouring
down heavily, and it continued to do
so, with much thunder and light
ming almost the whole night through.
The house to which we had come was
but a very plain and unpretending
mountain home, for these highland
people are hardy race, and luxuries
are unknown to them. The floor OF
the room in which we staid was of cold
stone, but there was burning big fire
in the capacious fireplace, and it kept
glowing the whole night through, SO
that we slept by 1t, and we never felt
the comfort of good fire, wet as we
were, more sweetly than on this evening
though it was the 18th July. Another
guest had dropped in, a fine, substan
tiaI, very active and lively man, s
regular man of the people. He hao
been sergeant in the Confederate army
during the late war, and knew by eX
perience real life, from its s., r;.,-; -
poets. He slept in the same r,e.;. "a.t
us. In the middle of the Mig SIS. :
l once awoEe, saw him setiil ): r'in
self before the fire to smoke :, qai--
pipe. Perceiving me to be NV ~ -
at once wanted 10 talk agar. III,
asked for 1ny opinions about Il ;,i
icy of Russia N the East Ho4 ~cl
/ had no mind at : o'clock in -
night to converse about th, u
Eastern question, so / prelend,-,. t., T.
falling ASLEEP and indeed sonn =, p
soundly again Not too lon;: o.rr s..
allowed to sleep, for . "..t.~- ~,
breakfast time and we hal . y, .,nl
The morning looked exesa'i.n- "a,
and damp from heavy RAJ. ave.4i.a:
Soon we began ascending t3e Pm,
Mountain in COMPANY vitn oar fellow
guest of last night, nEo knew, t
shorten the steep roads by his stories
war stories, and snake stories, an,
hunters stories and the like. H
said thas he had a number of sheeI
on the mountain and that he came t
look after them. How any one in tina
wilderness, still covered with mis-
could expect to find some particula
sheep seemed to me as hopeless tas
as seeking for needle in hay stack
but I had to learn lesson. Present.
at q small table rock on the top ridg
we stopped, and our companion gave
with his own voice, peculiar, sonorou
call which sounded like, "Sheep-ey,
several times repeated, sounding a
most melodious, but very loud. Woul
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